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Two of the three people charged in connection with the death of Calgary father Ryan Lane have consented to face a trial on first-degree murder, following a two-week preliminary hearing at provincial court.

One of three people facing first-degree murder charges in the slaying of Ryan Lane last year will no longer be facing additional child pornography charges. Wilhelm Klassen Rempel, 38, on Monday agreed to a peace bond that will see charges withdrawn of accessing and possessing the illicit material on his home computer on April 5, 2012, likely later this month.

A large field northwest of Beiseker provided the clues police needed to help bring an end to one of the largest recent homicide cases in Calgary. With the 5,200-hectare field near the suspects’ former home divided into sections so that search and rescue volunteers, the police helicopter, horse-mounted searchers, police dogs and the marine unit could search in different areas, the remains of 24-year-old Ryan Lane were eventually discovered along with evidence believed to be connected to his killing.

As police prepare to charge the suspected killers of Ryan Lane, the victim’s parents said they believe the young father was murdered the night he visited his four-year-old daughter. The remarks were made in a statement to reporters Friday, as the parents urged for anyone to come forward with information that will help close the case.

Dozens of volunteers combed massive farmers’ fields, waded through knee-deep grass and scoured roadways and waters northeast of the city in a large-scale search Sunday for a Calgary man missing since February. Investigators have been looking for Ryan Lane, 24, for the past three months. It’s believed he met with foul play.